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  1. Ok - so right now I only see one ShairBridge option on my iOS device. However, it sounds like you are saying that a dealer could setup ShairBridge such that there are multiple ShareBridge options linked to scenes or specific rooms? Just trying to figure out what exactly I would need from the dealer versus what I can do on my own in Composer Home.
  2. Thanks everyone! I've got it working through ShairBridge now.
  3. Just curious if something changed? When my remote integrator setup my system, he asked if I wanted to add Apple Music - at the time I wasn't using it, so I said no and he added Amazon music. How do you listen to Apple Music through Control4 if it's not a "native service"?
  4. Trying to figure out how to add Apple Music to my system (EA-3) but don't see it on the app as an option for a service to add. Am I missing something or do I need an integrator to add it for me?
  5. Just want to add on to this already long list of extremely satisfied customers. Neil helped me install a new system for my entire house that included 11 touchscreens, 2 doorbells, security system, whole house audio distribution for 15 zones, video distribution using JAP to 5 zones, dedicated movie theater equipment setup (including a relay switch to turn on/off dedicated amplifiers and a digital movie poster), 10 light switches and 4 keypads. Neil is genuinely the nicest and most sincere person you will ever work with. He follows through and never needed any harassment from me to complete anything (unlike every contractor we dealt with during construction of our home). He always is looking for ways to save money on your project and only charges you for a fraction of the value he provides. I can’t recommend Neil more highly for any of your Control4 needs. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  6. Thanks for the detailed replies. Extremely helpful. Yes, for the wires to each TV, I'm planning on 3 Cat6, 1 RG6 and 1 fiber optic. However, I wanted to clarify that Video Storm only needs 1 of the Cat 6. As a follow up, how is the video/audio switching controlled - Control4 or Video Storm? I'm trying to understand if the Control4 touchscreen (or remote) will be my primary device or will I be using an app to control tv/audio and then the Control4 touchscreen for everything else. Ideally, I want one device (1 ring to rule them all...), but wasn't sure if that's how this setup works or not.
  7. Hi all, Building a new home and at the point of needing to complete my pre-wire/rough-in. I reached out to a Control4 dealer for a setup recommendation. His proposal was predominantly Control4 kit (specifically for video and audio whole house distribution). I've been trying to research options to reduce cost as the Control4 kit (video matrix, audio matrix, audio amps) were pushing the total cost too high. That's when I came across the video storm/netplay alternative on these forums. Here is how the house audio/video situation is planned: 16 Audio Zones 3 rooms with TV (Samsung, Vizio, LG) and surround sound (centralized audio amplifiers with speaker wire to speakers in each room from centralized media rack) - these rooms also include whole house audio included in the 16 zone count Audio Sources: Primarily Amazon Prime Music and local iPhone/iPad devices Video Sources: DirecTV, Apple TV, 4K Blu Ray Player - Centralized location So, here is my question for those of you using video storm for both video and whole house audio distribution: 1. What Control4 and Video Storm hardwire is required to make this setup/distribution work? I basically want to be able to send any listed video source to any TV and any listed audio source to any audio zone. 2. How should I prewire back to my control rack in a centralized media rack location? I think I need to run Cat6 from each TV to the media rack for video distribution. Not sure what jumpers or whatever might be required in the media rack for the amplifiers that feed both the whole house audio amp and the amps/receivers for the 3 TV rooms. 3. How does Control4 fit into this equation? Are you using the touchpad (or C4 remote) to control the video and audio sources to each zone or do you use the NetPlay interface? If using NetPlay interface, what is the point or benefit of even having it integrated into Control4 (in other words, what is Control4 adding to the equation). 4. What about volume? How is volume in each zone controlled? Is netplay doing it or is Control4? 5. How would you recommend getting a video doorbell integrated with all this? The Control4 mini-DS2? Sorry for all the beginner questions, but I want to get this right since you only get one chance before all the sheetrock goes up. Thanks in advance, Stephen
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